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Juicy Orange Spring Makeup Tutorial

7:22 PM

Happy Springtime to everybody above the equator! I'm very excited to share another daytime makeup tutorial with you. I think one of the best things about fashion and makeup is that it is so easy to spot trends before they come around. I remember doing some fashion research for my design job last fall and I distinctly noticed several ads with bright orange lipstick which I was totally stoked about. Now that it's actually Spring, I can bust out that bright orange lips as often as I please!

Here are some of the inspiration images for this look. First, Prada eyewear:

And then J. Crew came out with their Spring 2011 catalog with tangerine lips galore!

When I first saw these images I was concerned about how wearable orange lipstick would be, especially since I'm not fairy-pale as some of these models were. I don't actually wear bright lipstick all that often so I was uncertain about the wearability of such a bright shade.

Fortunately, I was happily surprised at not only how wearable the color was, but also that I didn't feel as if I were wearing a screaming mouth when I actually did wear it to work.

Not only that but this particular orange, Lioele Crystal Muse lipstick in Juicy Orange, is a poppy yet flattering shade on me and was a workhorse lipstick. It literally lasted through lunch and into the afternoon. I'm telling you, it was shocking! One of the longest lasting lipsticks I own for sure. Not as lasting with gloss on top but on its own it performed way past my expectations.

Onward, for mega face pics action:

Mwah! These pics make the lipstick look really coral but it's more orange depending on the light.

Here's a shot taken with my snapshot cam so you can see how different the color looks in cooler light.

And just because it was such a nice sunshiny day, I took a few backlit photos as well. I love the sun rays peeking through! ^__^

Don't the orange lips go great with the leopard top? I'll talk more about my outfit soon because I recorded an OOTD video the same day. Orange isn't a super common trend color every year but I must say, I am loving it this season from clothes to cosmetics. Whoo!

Anyway, let me know what you think.

Will you be or have you been taking part of the orange lips train this Spring?

The orange looks great on you!! Fashion advertising really does work, because now that it's spring/summer ish (the weather here isn't making up it's mind about being warmer yet ;o;) I'm really wanting some orange/coral lipstick!!

The orange looks really really good on you! I've been trying this trend but just haven't found the right shade of orange. Great look! Will have to keep searching. Love the outfit as well. Goes well with the sassy make up.

gold N turquoise: I think bright lipsticks are always fun to rock, just be sure to keep the rest of your makeup really neutral. One of the worst makeup faux pas that I notice is girls who will do a heavy smokey eye with bright lipsticks which only really work on certain dressy occasions, imo. Take your eye makeup one step back from usual and tone the lips up. Don't worry what your friends say, just do what makes you happy as long as it looks balanced on your face. :)

I looooove this look!! I'd love to try it out, but I'm a chicken and it may be too bright and attention grabbing for me (I'm a bit drab and boring... XD) Loved the tutorial! OH!! And I absolutely adore you for linking where you can buy all the items you used. It is so helpful you don't even know! ^____^

Love this! I've been hearting orange on lips and cheeks too. And gosh, those J.Crew ads are so...gorgeous...love the two bottom girls' looks from head to toe. Where can we find pieces like that for tinies?

Hi Jen, Just wanted to give you a heads up. I went to the Josie Maran website after seeing this video and noticed that most of her palettes are more than half off now with free shipping. I ordered 3 palettes. Looking forward to getting them. The colors look so natural and soft. Love it! Thanks for sharing such a great product!

PAG: I don't knowwww! I really want some great textured shorts now though. Humph!

no0on: All I did was add a vignette to the image. It just had a plain white background otherwise and I thought the grey would make it a little more edgy. :) No fancy filters or anything!

simplyvonne: I literally held the camera up with my hand and took the shot of myself. They are backlit so my back was to the window with the sun coming through. Just experiment with that setup and you can get some fun shots. ^_^

:O! You have one good camera :) I'm jelly! I loved this tutorial! The orange looks great on you. I'd be so scared to go for such a color because I too tend to stay clear from bright lipsticks. More a neutral girl! But maybe I'll broaden my collection for this look!:D

Wow, that lipstick looks amazing on you. I've been wanting to try wearing bolder lip colors for a long time - right now I mostly wear colors that just barely enhance my natural color. I always have a hard time finding colors that match my skin, but since you have yellow undertones and your skintone is close to mine, I think I'll try some of the colors you use.

It's so funny you mentioned the J Crew catalogue. A few winters ago they had all their models wearing a bright orange/red lipstick, and it was the first time I saw them promoting other brands in their catalogue. It was Nars matte velvet lip pencil in Red Square. It's never for sale at sephora, and is often sold out on Nars.com, but I finally was able to pick it up on beauty.com during their friends and family sale. I love the color and I love the formula of the lip pencil!

LOVE,LOVE,LOVE it. I bought an orange Illamasqua lipstick a few months ago. It is such a beautiful color but I've just been staring at it in the tube. I just didn't know how to pull it off. Could you do a fushia bright pink lip color look too? You wore one from NYX a while back.

The lipstick looks really pretty on you! I like that the color isn't a straight up orange color like the ones in the ads. The coral tone in it makes it very wearable. Your photos are beautiful by the way :)

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Hi, I'm Jen! I've been blogging and making youtube videos since 2008 and have loved encouraging others to feel beautiful in their own skin ever since. I hope you enjoy my beauty tips and reviews, style inspiration, and a bit of my life as a wife and mother!